An American bitcoin investor and his Thai partner could face the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused him of violating the country’s sovereignty by building a “seastead” home off the Phuket coast, which he insisted was simply in pursuit of a vision of “freedom”.

An American bitcoin investor and his Thai partner could face the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused him of violating the country’s sovereignty by building a “seastead” home off the Phuket coast, which he insisted was simply in pursuit of a vision of “freedom”.